The Obsessives is an American rock band from

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History

Made up by best friends Nick Bairatchnyi and Jackson Mansfield, The Obsessives started in 2013 as a two piece band. The outfit was often compared to similar sounding

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bands, though Bairatchnyi cites a lot of his early inspiration from the band

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. They self-released their first EP, ''Die Trying'' on May 2, 2013. In 2014 they released two EPs, ''Bad Friends'' and ''Manners'', the latter would later be released on Near Mint Record, who also released their debut LP, ''Heck No, Nancy'' on September 18, 2015. On May 6, 2016 the band released a two-song 7" entitled ''My Pale Red Dot'' In late 2016 the band signed to

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and self-released a new EP called ''A Great Meance Weighs Over The City''. On March 17, 2017 they released their second full-length album, ''The Obsessives''. In support of this album, the band went on tours with

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. In February 2021 they released an EP titled "Monastery".

Band members

* Nick Bairatchnyi—guitar, bass, vocals * Jackson Mansfield—drums, guitar, keyboards *Andrew Wilson - guitar, bass *Ben Kaunitz - guitar *Joey "Carrotchamp" Cobin - drums, percussion *Jordan Krimston - drums, percussion * *

Discography

;Albums *''Heck No, Nancy'' (

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, 2015) *''The Obsessives'' (

, 2017) *''The Obsessives Deluxe'' (

, 2019) ;EPs *''Die Trying'' (2013) *''Bad Friends'' (2014) *''Manners'' (2014) *''7" My Pale Red Dot'' (2016) *''A Great Menace Weighs Over the City'' (2016) *''Monastery'' (2021)

Videography

*"Camping" (2015) *"Surfer Rosa" (2017) *"You're My God" (2017) *"Lala" (2021)

References

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